Resultados para "2" en Histórico

After surviving war, betrayal, and an assassination attempt, Lord Peregrine Fitzroy has been pressed into service as a double agent—caught between the Queen and a shadowy organisation threatening to bring England to its knees. His only advantage? The sharp mind and shrewd instincts he once learned to hide from the ton.

Dos historias narradas en paralelo, la primera trascurre en la judería de Valencia de finales del siglo XIV, dónde unos niños se tropiezan por causalidad con una sociedad secreta. Todos los personajes existieron en su época y todos los hechos narrados se corresponden con la realidad histórica. La segunda historia es protagonizada por un grupo de amigos en la Valencia actual, que deben resolver un misterio centenario.

Un cautivador thriller histórico-religioso situado en el siglo II d. C., en pleno auge de las primeras herejías. Los cimientos de la iglesia de Antioquía se ven sacudidos por el robo de una considerable suma de dinero atesorada en la sede del obispo. En el siglo II, el cristianismo continuaba su proceso de expansión por el Imperio romano, desarrollaba una estructura organizativa y configuraba su doctrina básica gracias a la labor de los denominados Padres Apostólicos.

"Vicente Raga nos deleita con otra apasionante historia. Un submarino secreto, la lucha entre los servicios de inteligencia de Franco y Hitler, con el trasfondo de un misterio que ni se imaginan. Al final, todo cobra sentido. Concluye una gran aventura de misterio e intriga, basada en hechos históricos ". Harald Brook, Tribuna Libre.

Un thriller histórico que nos lleva al Frente de Leningrado, en el invierno de 1943, junto al capitán Arturo Andrade. Un soldado de la División Azul es hallado sin vida en un lago, con una enigmática frase grabada en su pecho: "Mira que te mira Dios". Será el primero de una cadena de...

Continuación de "El misterio de nadie", la nueva serie "Ángeles" de Vicente Raga, el autor de "Las doce puertas", una de las sagas de misterio histórico más vendida en los últimos años en España, México y Estados Unidos.

Las tinieblas se ciernen de nuevo sobre Roma. Inquietantes sombras se deslizan por los callejones en medio de la noche. Los niños de la plebe están desapareciendo de forma misteriosa. Solo un hombre tiene la clave para desentrañar el peligro que acecha a los habitantes de la Subura: Marco Lemurio. ¿Será capaz de llegar al fondo del misterio?

Octa has the spear of Woden, but the redemption he sought is out of his grasp. With his banishment and the death of his father, he can no longer return to his Saxon homelands. His only salvation is to join forces with Hengist and Horsa, and their Jutish army that beaches itself on Brittania’s shores. But can he trust their motivation or are there greater plans afoot? The Gods have their own plans, though, and Octa’s fate is not his own to control as Friga, the mother of the Saxon gods, battles to avoid a war with the gods of the Britons and Saxons using Octa as her weapon.

El 19 de julio de 1909, Elsie Thornton, la niñera de los señores Desvalls, aparece muerta flotando en las aguas del lavadero mayor el día siguiente a la recepción que se celebró en el parque del Laberinto de Horta, en la finca familiar. Al tratarse de una ciudadana británica, Ossorio, el...

In the glamorous world of 1940s New York, Hattie James is a rising star, enchanting audiences at the iconic Copacabana Club. But her glittering life is shattered by a shocking phone call: her father, a respected diplomat, has been arrested for espionage, accused of aiding Nazi Germany. As her world crumbles, Hattie is plunged into a whirlwind of danger and deceit. Following her father's dramatic escape and alleged betrayal, Hattie is coerced by the FBI to aid their hunt. Her mission: infiltrate Rio de Janeiro's high society and uncover the truth about her father's loyalties.

Edinburgh, 1849. Hordes of patients are dying all across the city, with doctors finding their remedies powerless. And a whispering campaign seeks to paint Dr. James Simpson, pioneer of medical chloroform, as a murderer. Determined to clear Simpson’s name, his protégé Will Raven and former housemaid Sarah Fisher must plunge into Edinburgh’s deadliest streets and find out who or what is behind the deaths. Soon they discover that the cause of the deaths has evaded detection purely because it is so unthinkable.

Relato histórico de amor y de espionaje ambientado en la Guerra del Pacífico. La presente es una edición revisada de esta novela, cuyo éxito –más de un millón y medio de ejemplares vendidos– se debe a lo bien documentada y al estilo apasionado de la narración...

Septiembre de 1859. Tras la extraña tormenta solar, la ciudad aguarda en una calma tensa: está a punto de cumplirse una amenaza escrita hace siglos. En el silencio resuenan los bastones de un hombre huraño y metomentodo. A su lado camina una joven ciega que puede ver lo que nadie ve. Juntos forman una singular pareja de investigadores: razón frente a intuición, ciencia contra creencia. Una nueva pista les va a conducir hasta un apartado manicomio, y este será solo el principio.

AD 1041. After successfully avenging the death of his father, Halfdan and the crew of the Sea Wolf seek adventure in strange new lands, far from their Scandinavian home. They join the fleet of Harald Hardrada, the legendary Viking commander, sailing back to Constantinople from the battlefields of Georgia. There they join the Varangians, the personal bodyguard of the Byzantine Emperors populated almost exclusively by Viking warriors. But Constantinople has changed during Hardrada's long absence.

Ancora un caso per il commissario Bordelli, e questa volta è davvero una brutta faccenda. Siamo nell'aprile del '64, ma la primavera proprio non si decide ad arrivare. Firenze è coperta da un cielo grigio e umido, un cielo triste che non preannuncia niente di buono. Così come niente di buono preannuncia l'arrivo in commissariato di un ometto piccolo piccolo che, con l'aria allarmata, insiste per essere accompagnato da Bordelli. È Casimiro, il suo amico nano, che ha appena scoperto il cadavere di un uomo in un campo sopra Fiesole.

È il 1327. Il giorno di Ognissanti quattro bambini si allontanano di nascosto dal priorato di Kingsbridge e assistono per caso nella foresta all'omicidio di due uomini. Da allora le vite di questi ragazzi saranno indissolubilmente legate tra loro e, una volta adulti, conosceranno amore, avidità, ambizione e vendetta. Vivranno momenti di prosperità e carestia, malattia e g uerra. Ma su ciascuno resterà l'ombra di quell'inspiegabile delitto di cui furono testimoni in quel fatidico giorno della loro infanzia.

In A Conspiracy of Paper, Weaver investigates a crime of the most personal sort: the mysterious death of his estranged father, a notorious stockjobber. To find the answers, Weaver must contend with a desperate prostitute who knows too much about his past, relatives who remind him of his alienation from the Jewish faith, and a cabal of powerful men in the world of British finance who have hidden their business dealings behind an intricate web of deception and violence. Relying on brains and brawn, Weaver uncovers the beginnings of a strange new economic order.

Historia del náufrago español Gonzalo Guerrero, un adversario conquistador español.

Most of his life, Kip rode for the brand. Then tragedy struck. He rode alone into Dry Gulch, where he uncovered a criminal organization bent on ruling the West. Now, riding for a mysterious new brand, Kip strikes out to destroy evil, reveal truth, and impart justice. Kip is ready to die for these things. But suddenly, he also has a reason to live. Unfortunately, he left his heart in the one place to which he can't return.

Obstetrician Dr. Sophie Savard returns home to the achingly familiar rhythms of Manhattan in the early spring of 1884 to rebuild her life after the death of her husband. With the help of Dr. Anna Savard, her dearest friend, cousin, and fellow physician she plans to continue her work aiding the disadvantaged women society would rather forget. As Sophie sets out to construct a new life for herself, Anna's husband, Detective Sergeant Jack Mezzanotte calls on them both to consult on two new cases.